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Wednesday 15 December 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Phew … !

That’s a relief.

Turns out the person I thought was a spammer, last night, wasn’t.

It was an old work colleague from back in the day, when I worked at Threshers.

Wanting me advice about Apple.

Almost jumped out of me skin …

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At any rate, shall we get moving on … ?

Yes, lets.

Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers: with both bagging 5 out of 5, it also saw Trevor managing to quote Tycho Brahe. And correcting me on a minor point …

Ahem … !

Lets see how they do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video

Q1) 15th December, 1792, saw the Bill of Rights — the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, in other words — become law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly: which of those amendments governs a US citizens right to a Trial By Jury … ?


Q2) 15th December, 1945. During the US occupation of Japan, General McArthur ordered the abolition of what: Shintoism, Samurai or the of Emperor … ?

Q3) 15th December, 1984, saw the death of English actor, Lenard Pearce: in which series did he play Edward Trotter?

Q4) 15th December, 2009, saw which new aeroplane make its maiden flight … ?

Q5) And finally … 15th December, 1890, saw which Native American holy man killed, after a clash with police … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 14th December, 2003, saw the capture of Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, near his home town in Iraq: what was his home town … ?

A1) Tikrit.

Q2) 14th December, 1819, saw which State of America become the 22nd to join the Union … ?
A2) Alabama.

Q3) 14th December, 1999, saw Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga all join … what … ?
A3) The United Nations.

Q4) 14th December, 1969, saw the birth of actress, Natascha McElhone: in which 1998 film did she appear along-side Jim Carey … ?
A4) The Truman Show.

Q5) And finally … 14th December, 1503, saw the birth of which noted French astrologer … ?
A5) Michel de Nostredame: usually better known as Nostradamus.
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later …

2 comments:

  1. Q1 Sixth Amendment
    Q2 Shintoism
    Q3 Only Fools and Horses
    Q4 Boeing 787 Dreamliner
    Q5 Sitting Bull

    Trevor

    “I have some women friends but I prefer men. Don't trust women. There is a built-in competition between women.”

    “I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.”

    “Recollection is not something that I can summon up, it simply comes and I am the servant of it.”

    “The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.”

    “Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul.”

    “Writing is like carrying a fetus”

    Quotes by Edna O'Brien (Irish Writer) born 15 December 1930)

    ReplyDelete
  2. 1. Fifth Amendment
    2. Samurai
    3. "Only Fools and Horses...."
    4. 787 Dreamliner
    5. Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux

    ReplyDelete

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